Mohd. Mustafa

18 documented cases directly implicating Mohd. Mustafa in abduction/disappearance and/or extrajudicial execution:

Amritsar District

Ajnala Subdistrict
Palwinder Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Khatrai Kalan
Baba Bakala Subdistrict
Kuldip Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangli
Pargat Singh Male, age 24 at time of extrajudicial execution, Nangli
Patti Subdistrict
Balbir Singh Male, age 18-19 at time of extrajudicial execution, Patti
Sukhwinder Singh Male, age 26-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Thathi Jaimal Singh

Firozpur District

Firozpur Subdistrict
Nishan Singh Male, age 20 at time of extrajudicial execution, Ghulam Hussainwala
Zira Subdistrict
Gurlal Singh Male, age 18 at time of extrajudicial execution, Mansurwal
Shuwinder Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Roshan Shahwala

Gurdaspur District

Gurdaspur Subdistrict
Karam Singh Male, age 60 at time of extrajudicial execution, Masat Kot

Kapurthala District

Sultanpur Lodhi Subdistrict
Pritam Singh Male, age 35 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sech

Moga District

Bhagha Purana Subdistrict
Angrej Singh Male, age 30 at time of extrajudicial execution, Landa
Sewak Singh Male, age 23 at time of extrajudicial execution, Sangatpura
Moga Subdistrict
Sajjan Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Takhtuwala

Rupnagar District

Rupnagar Subdistrict
Gurmeet Singh Male, age 27-28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kamalpur
Harwinder Singh Male, age 21 at time of extrajudicial execution, Shahpur
Paramjit Singh Male, age 28 at time of extrajudicial execution, Behrampur
Ujjagar Singh Male, age 60-65 at time of extrajudicial execution, Kamalpur

Location Withheld

Anonymous Male, age 25-26 at time of extrajudicial execution, location withheld

Key statistics of cases directly implicating Mohd. Mustafa:

Victim Demographics 

Gender

100.0% Male 18
 
 
0.0% Female 0

Marital status

72.2% Not married 13
 
 
27.8% Married 5

If married, did the victim have children?

27.8% Yes 5
 


Total children surviving victims: 18

Religion

100.0% Sikh 18
 

Caste

61.1% Jat 11
 
 
38.9% Non-Jat 7

Age

83.3% 18-33 15
 
5.6% 34-49 1
 
11.1% 50-64 2
 

Education

16.7% No education 3
 
16.7% Primary school 3
 
16.7% Middle school 3
 
38.9% High school 7
 
5.6% Some college 1
 
5.6% Vocational degree 1
 

Employment

55.6% Farmer/agriculture 10
 
11.1% Day labourer 2
 
11.1% Unemployed 2
 
5.6% Mechanic 1
 
5.6% Student 1
 
22.2% Other 4
 

Urban / Rural

88.9% Rural 16
 
 
5.6% Urban 1

Abduction, Detention, & Torture 

Prior detentions

50.0% Yes 9
 
 
50.0% No 9

Prior torture

38.9% Yes 7
 
 
11.1% No 2

Abduction preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

88.9% Yes 16
 
 
5.6% No 1

Security officials informed witnesses where they were taking the victim

20.0% Yes 2
 
 
100.0% No 10

Witnesses to abduction

55.6% Yes 10
 
 
11.1% No 2

Victim abduction location

27.8% Victim’s residence 5
 
11.1% Friend/relative's residence 2
 
11.1% Village fields 2
 
5.6% Checkpoint (naka) 1
 
5.6% Roadside 1
 
5.6% Shop/market 1
 
11.1% Other 2
 

Detention facility type

Data forthcoming

Preceding detention location known

66.7% Yes 12
 
 
22.2% No 4

Witnesses to detention preceding enforced disappearance/extrajudicial execution

Data forthcoming

Security official response to victim status

16.7% Other 3
 
11.1% Gave no response 2
 
5.6% Killed victim in an “encounter” 1
 
5.6% Denied involvement 1
 
5.6% Admitted extrajudicial execution with no explanation 1
 

Victim presented before judge/magistrate

0.0% Yes 0
 
 
61.1% No 11

Enforced Disappearances vs. Extrajudicial Executions 

Classification

100.0% Extrajudicial executions 18
 
 
0.0% Enforced disappearances 0

Number of victims per family

77.8% 1 victim 14
 
16.7% 2 victim 3
 
5.6% 3 victim 1
 

Related incidents

0.0% Genuine encounters in family 0
 
 
100.0% No genuine encounters in family 18

Body Disposal 

Body disposal by security forces

33.3% Cremated the body 6
 

Security forces returned body

33.3% Yes 6
 
0.0% Yes, but forced immediate cremation 0
 
66.7% No 12
 

Condition of corpse, if known

27.8% Bullet wounds 5
 
11.1% Bruises 2
 
5.6% Broken bones 1
 
5.6% Missing hair from head or face 1
 
5.6% Burn marks 1
 

Security Forces Implicated 

Names of involved security officials known

100.0% Yes 18
 
 
0.0% No 0

Security forces uniformed

110.0% Yes 11
 
 
20.0% No 2

Type(s) of security forces involved in abduction

88.9% Punjab Police 16
 
5.6% CRPF 1
 
5.6% Black cat 1
 

Type(s) of security forces involved in extrajudicial execution

100.0% Punjab police 18
 
11.1% CRPF 2
 
11.1% Black cat 2
 

Militancy Involvement 

Militant status

61.1% Militant 11
 
 
33.3% Non-militant 6

Non-militant, provided support to militants

16.7% Yes 3
 
 
16.7% No 3

If provided support, support was voluntary

11.1% Yes 2
 
 
5.6% No 1

Remedies & Impact 

Approached court or commission

22.2% Yes 4
 
 
72.2% No 13

Approached security officials

33.3% Yes 6
 
 
66.7% No 12

Reason the family did not pursue any kind of action

61.1% Afraid of retaliation 11
 
22.2% Didn’t know what to do 4
 
16.7% Believed it would have been ineffective 3
 
11.1% Couldn’t afford 2
 

Remedies desired from government

83.3% Truth commission 15
 
72.2% Employment 13
 
50.0% Monetary compensation to family 9
 
38.9% Public acknowledgement of wrongful deaths 7
 
33.3% Investigations into abuses 6
 
27.8% Rehabilitation services to family members 5
 
27.8% Criminal sanctions against those responsible 5
 
11.1% Memorial for victims 2
 
5.6% Other 1
 

Year & District 

District

27.8% Amritsar 5
 
16.7% Firozpur 3
 
5.6% Gurdaspur 1
 
5.6% Kapurthala 1
 
16.7% Moga 3
 
22.2% Rupnagar 4
 

Year

0.0% 1981 0
 
0.0% 1982 0
 
0.0% 1983 0
 
0.0% 1984 0
 
0.0% 1985 0
 
0.0% 1986 0
 
0.0% 1987 0
 
0.0% 1988 0
 
0.0% 1989 0
 
0.0% 1990 0
 
33.3% 1991 6
 
50.0% 1992 9
 
11.1% 1993 2
 
5.6% 1994 1
 
0.0% 1995 0
 
0.0% 1996 0
 
0.0% 1997 0
 
0.0% 1998 0
 
0.0% 1999 0
 
0.0% 2000 0
 
0.0% 2001 0
 
0.0% 2002 0
 
0.0% 2003 0
 
0.0% 2004 0
 
0.0% 2005 0
 
0.0% 2006 0
 
0.0% 2007 0
 
0.0% 2012 0
 
0.0% Date Unknown 0
 

Boundaries based on the 2001 census. Read about our methodology.